BROWSE ENDEMIC FAMILIES:

1. The endemic plant families

Asteropeiaceae (Caryophyllales) (a single genus: Asteropeia)

Barbeuiaceae (Caryophyllales) (a single genus: Barbeuia)

Physenaceae (Caryophyllales) (a single genus: Physena)

Sarcolaenaceae (Malvales) (10 genera: Eremolaena, Leptolaena, Mediusella, Pentachlaena, Perrierodendron, Rhodolaena, Sarcolaena, Schizolaena, Xerochlamys, Xyloolaena)

Sphaerosepalaceae (Malvales) (2 genera: Dialyceras & Rhopalocarpus)

2. The near-endemic plant family

3. Formerly recognized endemic plant families

Didymelaceae (a single regionally endemic genus: Didymeles [Comoros and Madagascar] now placed in Buxaceae (Buxales)

Diegodendraceae (a single genus: Diegodendron) now placed in Bixaceae (Malvales)

Humbertiaceae (a single genus: Humbertia) now placed in Convolvulaceae (Solanales)

Kaliphoraceae (a single genus: Kaliphora) now placed in Montiniaceae (Solanales)

Melanophyllaceae (a single genus: Melanophylla) now placed in Torricelliaceae (Apiales)

Takhtajaniaceae (a single genus: Takhtajania) now placed in Winteraceae (Canellales)